Information processing device, information processing method and computer-readable recording medium

Abstract

An information processing device includes: a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to cause a display to display a second image according to an input of an operation, the second image corresponding to a field of view corresponding to at least part of a first image contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, analyze change of the field of view over time to calculate an attention degree, and set a region of interest in the first image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An information processing device comprising:
 a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to:
 cause a display to display part of a whole slide image according to an operation input that includes an instruction input for determining a location and a size of a field of view as an area of the whole slide image that a user desires to observe, the whole slide image being contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, the whole slide image being one image that is generated by capturing an image of a whole slide sample as the observation subject, the part corresponding to the field of view determined by the operation input; 
 analyze change of the field of view over time that changes in response to the operation input, using information on the location and a magnification of the field of view, to calculate an attention degree, the magnification of the field of view being a ratio at which the part of the whole slide image is enlarged as the field of view with respect to the whole slide image; and 
 set a region of interest in the whole slide image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the attention degree increases as a magnification of display of the field of view on the display increases. 
     
     
       3. The information processing device according to  claim 1 , the processor is further configured to extract a region similar to the region of interest from the whole slide image that is contained in the imaging data. 
     
     
       4. The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the imaging data is one image that is generated by capturing the observation subject. 
     
     
       5. The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the imaging data is a video that is generated by capturing the observation subject. 
     
     
       6. The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to set the region of interest in the whole slide image that is contained in the imaging data that is stored in a database. 
     
     
       7. The information processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the attention degree is calculated according to a sum or product of a value that is determined according to a time of retention of the field of view and a value that is determined according to the magnification of the field of view. 
     
     
       8. An information processing method that is executed by an information processing device, the information processing method comprising:
 displaying a part of a whole slide image on a display according to an operation input that includes an instruction input for determining a location and a size of a field of view as an area of the whole slide image that a user desires to observe, the whole slide image being contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, the whole slide image being one image that is generated by capturing an image of a whole slide sample as the observation subject, the part corresponding to the field of view determined by the operation input; 
 analyzing change of the field of view over time that changes in response to the operation input, using information on the location and a magnification of the field of view, to calculate an attention degree, the magnification of the field of view being a ratio at which the part of the whole slide image is enlarged as the field of view with respect to the whole slide image; and 
 setting a region of interest in the whole slide image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree. 
 
     
     
       9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program, when executed, causes an information processing device to:
 display part of a whole slide image on a display according to an operation input that includes an instruction input for determining a location and a size of a field of view as an area of the whole slide image that a user desires to observe, the whole slide image being contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, the whole slide image being one image that is generated by capturing an image of a whole slide sample as the observation subject, the part corresponding to the field of view determined by the operation input; 
 analyze change of the field of view over time that changes in response to the operation input, using information on the location and a magnification of the field of view to calculate an attention degree, the magnification of the field of view being a ratio at which the part of the whole slide image is enlarged as the field of view with respect to the whole slide image; and 
 set a region of interest in the whole slide image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree. 
 
     
     
       10. An information processing device comprising:
 a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to:
 cause a display to display a second image according to an operation input, the second image corresponding to a field of view corresponding to at least part of a first image contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, the imaging data being a video that is generated by recording an observation image of a specimen using a microscope, the operation input including an instruction input for operating at least one of a location and a magnification of the field of view for specimen observation using the microscope, the second image being an image of the field of view observed using the microscope; 
 analyze change of the field of view over time that changes in response to the operation input, using information on the location and the magnification of the field of view, to calculate an attention degree; and 
 set a region of interest in the first image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The information processing device according to  claim 10 , wherein the attention degree is calculated according to a sum or product of a value that is determined according to a time of retention of the field of view and a value that is determined according to the magnification of the field of view. 
     
     
       12. An information processing method that is executed by an information processing device, the information processing method comprising:
 displaying a second image on a display according to an operation input, the second image corresponding to a field of view corresponding to at least part of a first image contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, the imaging data being a video that is generated by recording an observation image of a specimen using a microscope, the operation input including an instruction input for operating at least one of a location and a magnification of the field of view for specimen observation using the microscope, the second image being an image of the field of view observed using the microscope; 
 analyzing change of the field of view over time that changes in response to the operation input, using information on the location and the magnification of the field of view, to calculate an attention degree, to calculate an attention degree; and 
 setting a region of interest in the first image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree. 
 
     
     
       13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program, when executed, causes an information processing device to:
 display a second image on a display according to an operation input, the second image corresponding to a field of view corresponding to at least part of a first image contained in imaging data that is generated by capturing an observation subject, the imaging data being a video that is generated by recording an observation image of a specimen using a microscope, the operation input including an instruction input for operating at least one of a location and a magnification of the field of view for specimen observation using the microscope, the second image being an image of the field of view observed using the microscope; 
 analyze change of the field of view over time that changes in response to the operation input, using information on the location and the magnification of the field of view, to calculate an attention degree, to calculate an attention degree; and 
 set a region of interest in the first image contained in the imaging data according to the attention degree. 
 
     
     
       14. An information processing device comprising a processor and being connectable to a microscope, the processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to:
 acquire data regarding an image of an observation subject via the microscope; 
 acquire information about a position of a field of view of the image, and information about a magnification of the image; 
 analyze chronological change of the field of view according to at least one of the position of the field of view and the magnification; 
 calculate an attention degree according to the chronological change; and 
 set, as a region of interest, the field of view having the attention degree greater than or equal to a threshold, 
 wherein the attention degree is calculated according to a sum or product of a value that is determined according to a time of retention of the field of view and a value that is determined according to a magnification of the field of view. 
 
     
     
       15. An information processing method that is executed by an information processing device, the information processing method comprising:
 acquiring data regarding an image of an observation subject via a microscope; 
 acquiring information about a position of a field of view of the image, and information about a magnification of the image; 
 analyzing chronological change of the field of view according to at least one of the position of the field of view and the magnification; 
 calculating an attention degree according to the chronological change; and 
 setting, as a region of interest, the field of view having the attention degree greater than or equal to a threshold, 
 wherein the attention degree is calculated according to a sum or product of a value that is determined according to a time of retention of the field of view and a value that is determined according to a magnification of the field of view. 
 
     
     
       16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program, when executed, causes an information processing device to:
 acquire data regarding an image of an observation subject via a microscope; 
 acquire information about a position of a field of view of the image, and information about a magnification of the image; 
 analyze chronological change of the field of view according to at least one of the position of the field of view and the magnification; 
 calculate an attention degree according to the chronological change; and 
 set, as a region of interest, the field of view having the attention degree greater than or equal to a threshold, 
 wherein the attention degree is calculated according to a sum or product of a value that is determined according to a time of retention of the field of view and a value that is determined according to a magnification of the field of view.